A laugh turns into a snarl which gets stuck in the throat like a sob – or an arrow through the neck – in Bong Joon-ho's latest wild, wild ride, Parasite. On paper, that might not sound so very different from the experience of watching Bong's Snowpiercer, Memories Of Murder, The Host or Okja.
The Korean trickster god is above all known for his uncategorisable movie melees which tumble bloodily down the genre stairs hitting every step – comedy, horror, drama, social commentary, slasher, creature feature, murder mystery, manifesto for vegetarianism – on the way.